Walter Hubbard - stable, west view, 1890
MakerMade by
H. Wales Lines Company
(American, 1864 - 1983)
Date1890
MediumPhotography; albumen on paper in cardboard album covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 7 1/4 x 9 1/4in. (18.4 x 23.5cm)
Other (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 11 1/2in. (21 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Object number2015.149.1.64
DescriptionPhotograph of Walter Hubbard's Queen Anne house in Meriden, Connecticut. It has three stories, one chimney, stone foundation. Raised, covered entry porch with stairs. Round tower with domed roof on right corner. Rear of house is lower (possibly located on a hill) than the front of the house. Brick siding in middle and shingle siding on top section of house. Gable roof.
NotesFrom: An Historic Record and Pictorial Description of the Town of Meriden, Connecticut: And Men who Have Made It... A Century of Meriden "The Silver City." (p. 67)Walter Hubbard was the president of the Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co., in Meriden, Conn. “He was born September 23, 1828, in Middletown, Conn. In 1851, he opened a dry goods and clothing store in Meriden. In 1854, in partnership with his brother-in-law, N. L. Bradley, they founded Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co., which was incorporated in 1875. He was president of the Meriden Gas Light Company, the Meriden Electric Light Company, and the Meriden Trust & Safe Deposit Company."
Hubbard Park, in Meriden, was donated to the city by Walter Hubbard.
Status
Not on view
